Salt & Pepper Grilled Turkey - Martha Stewart
"From the Thanksgiving edition of Living 2007. Placed here for safe keeping to make this Thanksgiving."
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
- 1 (22 lb) whole turkey, rinsed and patted dry, neck and giblets reserved for Giblet Gravy (fresh or thawed, about 22 lbs)
directions
- Combine oil, salt, and pepper to make a paste. Rub over outside of turkey. Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
- Place about 50 coals in a chimney starter, and ignite; heat until just gray. Place a 9 X 13 inch disposable aluminum roasting pan in the center of the bottom rack. Pour coals onto rack on either side of pan, dividing them evenly. Replace top grill rack. Place turkey on center rack over pan, and cover. Grill, adding 8 coals to each pile every 45 minutes to maintain heat, until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh )avoiding bone) reads 165 degrees (Begin checking after about 3 hours; cooking may take up to 5 hours depending on the exact size of the bird). Tent with parchment lined foil. Let stand 30 minutes. Reserve drippings from rasting pan for Giblet Gravy.
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I am 29 and a stay at home mom to 3 kids, 2 little girls with a sweet little boy sandwiched in between. I love to decorate cakes and make other sweets. I also love cooking healthy fresh whole food dishes, I have to balance out the sweets somehow. On Saturday evenings we entertain friends and try new recipes out and have a big meal together and enjoy the joy that comes around when good food and good company combine! I watch a little boy during the week and my husband works with his father in the family HVAC business. We love to tackle home projects and my husband usually gets the pay off with a really yummy meal. I write and do a little bit of artwork but most of it is translated into cakes now. We love to spend time outside and manage to have a small garden in the backyard that we can eat out of during the summer. I think it would be awesome to have some chickens for eggs and as pets but the neighborhood doesn't allow it so we will have to wait till we move back into the woods again.
